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101300

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Environment Protection: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what definition the Government uses of a green or low carbon job for the purposes of collating official statistics and announcements.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	212324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p>Broadly, the green and low carbon area consists of goods and services designed for the protection of the environment; the production of renewable energy and the reduction of carbon emissions (either in the production of the relevant goods or services or in the use of the relevant goods or services).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is no internationally agreed definition of green or low carbon, however the government has previously collected and published information on the size of low carbon and environmental goods and services sectors in the UK and is currently considering ways in which our understanding of this area can be improved, including discussing the role that ONS can play.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 07/11/2014 16:54:25 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

101302

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Video Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funds distributed by UK Trade and Investment were allocated to the video games sector in each of the last three years; and what proportion of the total funding from UK Trade and Investment that represented in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	212362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>United Kingdom Trade and Investment (UKTI) works with the video games sector, to support exports and attract inward investment. A new international strategy for the Creative Industries has been co-produced with the sector, and there is a joint commitment to its implementation. For example UKTI and the UKIE worked together to deliver the Digital Gaming event at the International Festival of Business in Liverpool in July this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UKTI supports sectorally-focused groups, including those from the games sector, through both the Trade Access Programme (TAP) and through the Events and Missions Programme. The amount allocated specifically to the video games sector under these two programmes are shown in the table below together with a figure which gives the value as a percentage of programme expenditure as a whole (across all sectors). In addition, video games companies enjoy the support of UKTI through general services available to all companies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total TAP Support for Video Games Sector</p></td><td><p><strong>£53,400</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£68,560</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£220,100</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of Total TAP Funding</p></td><td><p><strong>0.80%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0.80%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1.40%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Video Games Events &amp; Missions Spend</p></td><td><p><strong>£69,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£25,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of Total Events and Missions Spend</p></td><td><p><strong>0.82%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>n/a</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0.18%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/11/2014 11:47:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 25810 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

101305

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Met Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the new Met Office supercomputer will be better able to predict heavy storms such as the one in Castle Point on 20 July 2014; and whether that supercomputer will enable agencies listed as category one flood responders to obtain more accurate data about catastrophic weather events with more notice than they currently receive.
tabling member constituency	Castle Point
tabling member printed	Rebecca Harris
uin	212282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The new supercomputer will enable the Met Office to predict small-scale, high impact weather features – such as thunderstorms – with greater detail and accuracy, and to provide earlier warnings of severe weather to emergency responders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 06/11/2014 14:10:23 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	3948 label Biography information for Rebecca Harris

101312

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	New Businesses: Brigg and Goole
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many start-up loans have been granted in Brigg and Goole constituency since that scheme's inception; and how much has been granted through such loans.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	212263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>In total more than 21,000 Start Up Loans have been issued to budding entrepreneurs across the country since the scheme launched in June 2012. 23 loans have been issued in Brigg and Goole with a value of £117,800.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 11/11/2014 15:11:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 25805 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

101321

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Budget
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department was first made aware of the EU Statistical Office revisions to the UK's gross national income and value added tax balances and subsequent calculation of an EU member state's contribution to the 2014 Amending Budget.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	212227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>As my Rt Hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer told the House on 4 November, Col 565, there was a meeting at the Commission on Friday 17 October. On Tuesday 21 October, Treasury officials prepared advice for the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Prime Minister was aware of the advice on Thursday 23 October. That is very similar to the timetable that the Dutch Government have set out.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 19/11/2014 14:08:30 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

101331

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Evictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what records his Department keeps of the number of retaliatory evictions; what criteria he uses to define retaliatory eviction; and how many retaliatory evictions took place in the last (a) 12 months and (b) five years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	212213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>This information is not centrally recorded.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/11/2014 16:37:48 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

101339

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Annual Reports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department's Annual Report and Accounts for 2013-14 has not yet been published; and when that report is due to be published.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	212255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 requires HM Treasury to lay the accounts of departments before the House of Commons not later than 31 January of the financial year following that to which they relate.</p><p>The accounts of the Ministry of Defence for 2013-14 will be laid before Parliament in accordance with that statutory deadline.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 07/11/2014 14:12:05 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

101340

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any UK personnel deployed on Operation Telic have reported any ill effects due to exposure to legacy chemical weapons and made any claims for compensation due to exposure, whether real or perceived, to chemical weapons.
tabling member constituency	Neath
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Hain
uin	212182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>However, we have identified the Service personnel who formed the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear teams involved in the operation to destroy Iraqi chemical weapons and there is no record of any of these personnel having made claims relating to exposure to chemical weapons.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 10/11/2014 17:40:44 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

101341

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK personnel were involved in the destruction of Borak chemical rockets in 2006.
tabling member constituency	Neath
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Hain
uin	212183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>UK personnel destroyed Al-Borak rockets on two occasions in Iraq during 2006. On each occasion some 10 UK personnel were involved in the destruction and the subsequent survey to confirm that no explosive or chemical contamination remained in the area. In addition, UK personnel transported the munitions to the site and provided perimeter security.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 06/11/2014 17:30:19 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

101342

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officers in the regular forces there have been at each rank between one star, NATO code OF-6, and five star, NATO code OF-10, in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	212165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The rank structure for Senior Officers in the UK Regular Forces at 1 April in each requested year is presented in the table. The NATO Rank of OF-10 (equivalent to an Army Field Marshal) is normally an honorary rank and is not included in official statistics.</p><p> </p><p>NATO Rank Code</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>2010</td><td>2011</td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td><td>2014</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>OF-9</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>OF-8</td><td>31</td><td>24</td><td>25</td><td>28</td><td>27</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>OF-7</td><td>95</td><td>102</td><td>101</td><td>97</td><td>95</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>OF6</td><td>360</td><td>343</td><td>330</td><td>303</td><td>308</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>UK Regular Forces comprises trained and untrained personnel and excludes Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service personnel and mobilised reservists.</p><p> </p><p>NATO Rank Codes equivalence in UK Service Rank is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>OF-9 General/Admiral/Air Chief Marshal; OF-8 Lieutenant General/Vice Admiral/Air Marshal; OF-7 Major General/Rear Admiral/Air Vice Marshal; OF-6 Brigadier/Commodore/Air Commodore.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 06/11/2014 18:07:55 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller